Stranger Than Fiction
Toronto’s suit and tie types release their inner bookworms By Terri Goveia
Who says the typical Bay Streeter wouldn’t know a good book if it ran off with his BlackBerry? A little research reveals many of our city’s corporate commanders have an appetite for leisure reading that extends beyond the menu at Bymark. Here, a list of unlikely library geeks.
THE ALBANY CLUB BOOK SERIES
Who: Ontario Health Minister Tony Clement, TEDCO CEO Jeffrey Steiner and other
lit-loving legal eagles and politicos.
On the list: Book choices tend toward current affairs titles, like Christie Blatchford’s Afghanistan
memoir Fifteen Days.
Oprah figure: Outlaw and fellow
history buff Conrad Black.
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CLUB
Who: Such Hogtown-dwelling Hardvarks
as Gerry Schwartz, Peter Godsoe and
Gerry Sheff attend meetings both in
person and via conference call.
On the list: Self-help page-turners like Seymour Schulich’s non-fiction debut Get Smarter.
Oprah figure: The Oracle of Omaha himself, Warren Buffett.
THE VERITY BOOK CLUB
Who: Female execs from all walks, including ex-ROM COO Meg Beckel, Scotiabank
VP Sylvia Chrominska and designer
Linda Lundström.
On the list: Roger Martin broke the no-boys rule when he stopped by to discuss his best-seller, The Opposable Mind.
Oprah figure: Oprah.
CHURCHILL SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
Who: Former federal politicos like
Ed Broadbent, John Turner and Joe Clark pore over texts devoted to their hero’s life and times.
On the list: Hard core historical
fare like Troublesome Young Men.
Oprah figure: Sir Winnie (duh).
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